Which shipments are considered as dangerous goods?
Dangerous goods are items or substances which could pose a risk to health, safety, property or the environment. They need to be packed properly, handled carefully and shipped with the required expertise to ensure they arrive safely at their destination.
If you’re not sure whether your shipment is classified as a dangerous good, ask the manufacturer or supplier for a Safety Data Sheet (SDS). If it shows or mentions a UN number in chapter 14, it is a dangerous good.
Which dangerous goods do we ship?
There are nine classes of dangerous goods and it’s important to know which products fall into them. Some goods, such as explosives and poisons, are clearly dangerous. But others may surprise you. Aerosols, perfumes and most products that contains lithium batteries – such as mobile phones or laptops – all count too.
The classifications for dangerous goods can be found below.
Accessible dangerous goods
Class 1: Explosives
(Like fireworks or flares)
Can be accepted only in certain markets and for Division 1.4 only
Division 2.1: Flammable gas
(Like camping gas)
Division 2.2: Non-flammable gas/non-toxic gas
(Like Carbon dioxide)
Division 2.3: Toxic gas
(Like carbon monoxide)
Not accepted by Worldwide Express Courier
Class 3: Flammable liquids
(Like solvents or paints)
Division 4.1: Flammable solids
(Like matches)
Division 4.2: Substances liable to spontaneous combustion
(Like phosphorus)
Division 4.3: Substances which, in contact with water, emit flammable gas
(Like calcium carbide)
Division 5.1: Oxidizers
(Like fertiliser)
Division 5.2: Organic Peroxides
(Like lodoxy compounds)
Class 8: Corrosives
(Like bleach or drain cleaner)
Inaccessible dangerous goods
Division 6.1: Toxic substances
(Like pesticides)
Division 6.2: Infectious substances
(Like patient specimen or medical trials)
Can be accepted in certain markets, and under certain conditions
Class 7: Radioactive material
(Like smoke detectors)
Accepted in some markets only
Class 9: Miscellaneous dangerous goods substances and articles
(Like airbags, magnets, lithium batteries or dry ice)
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